There’s big news today for fans of WGN America’s witchy series, Salem. Lucy Lawless, Stuart Townsend, Joe Doyle and Oliver Bell have signed up for season two of the popular supernatural series starring Janet Montgomery and Shane West. Season one cast members who are also confirmed to return include Seth Gabel, Ashley Madekwe, Tamzin Merchant, Elise Eberle and Iddo Goldberg.
Filming is getting underway today on season two, with WGN America targeting an April 2015 premiere date. And for those who like behind-the-scenes info, the actual set of Salem has been expanded for the second season to include more buildings and a new port.
According to the network, season two will center on “Salem’s most powerful and ruthless witch Mary Sibley (Montgomery) as she faces off against new and old adversaries vying for control of the embattled 17(th)-century village.”
Per the official casting announcement, here’s who the four just-announced cast members will play:
– Special recurring guest star, Lucy Lawless (Xena: Warrior Princess, Spartacus), plays “Countess Marburg,” one of the last remaining survivors of the legendary line of ancient German witches.
– Stuart Townsend (Betrayal, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen), in a recurring guest role, portrays English aristocrat “Samuel Wainwright” – a doctor looking to uncover the secrets of “Salem” and keep his own from those who would seek to discover them.
– Joe Doyle (Raw) joins the cast as a series regular in the role of “Baron Sebastian Marburg,” the charming and cultured son of the Countess.
– Also added as a series regular is Oliver Bell, who reprises his role as the long-lost son of Mary – long believed to be dead, but who was revealed to have been secretly kept alive by Mary’s witches at the end of season one.
In addition to announcing the new cast members, WGN America released a new teaser trailer:
-By Rebecca Murray
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